Setplex is a well-regarded OTT solutions provider built around the specific needs of large operators. Its unified platform brings together middleware, transcoders, CDN support, DRM, multi-screen apps, and real-time analytics into one cohesive stack. The platform earned the PRODU Award for OTT Development of the Year in 2025, recognizing its role powering Copa América 2024 for Venezuelan broadcaster Televen, which recorded over 43 million impressions and 1.3 million app installs.

Setplex is particularly strong in content delivery at scale, with deep operator-side experience informing its real-time analytics and management tools. The focus is squarely on large-scale operators and broadcasters rather than smaller independent creators.

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Ventuno is a SaaS OTT platform designed to help media businesses launch and grow a streaming service without reinventing the wheel. Its single dashboard covers uploading, distributing, monetizing, and analyzing video and live stream content across branded websites, iOS and Android mobile apps, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, LG TV, and Samsung TV.

The platform bundles infrastructure, a video CMS, encoder, video player, ad server, payment gateway integration, CDN, and analytics into one package. It is a strong choice for teams that want solid analytics with a manageable learning curve, though it offers less granular real-time content control than Lightcast across the full app ecosystem.

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Dacast is a professional live and on-demand streaming platform with a strong reputation among event broadcasters, media companies, and enterprise users. Its real-time analytics dashboard covers viewer numbers, geographic data, bandwidth usage, and playback performance during live events, making it a reliable choice when you need data as a broadcast is happening.

Dacast supports white-label video hosting, paywall and subscription monetization, and delivers through a global CDN. Content controls include domain and geographic restrictions, password protection, and token security. It is a mature, focused platform, though it does not offer the same breadth of real-time app-level content management as a full-stack platform like Lightcast.

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IBM Video Streaming targets enterprise customers who need broadcast-grade reliability, strong security, and robust analytics tied into a wider enterprise ecosystem. The platform provides real-time audience data including concurrent viewers, watch time, geographic breakdown, and device type, alongside AI-powered features like automatic closed captioning and highlights generation.

The platform is well suited for corporate communications, large-scale virtual events, and internal broadcasts where security and reliability are non-negotiable. It tends to come at a higher price point and is less oriented toward independent creators or smaller media organizations.

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Wowza offers both a self-hosted streaming engine and a cloud-based platform (Wowza Video) for organizations that need fine-grained control at the protocol and infrastructure level. Real-time monitoring and stream health analytics are core to the Wowza experience, making it popular with technical teams who want visibility into exactly what is happening with their streams at any given moment.

Content controls are strong on the infrastructure side, including stream encryption, token authentication, and geographic access restrictions. However, Wowza is more a developer tool than a turnkey publishing platform, meaning organizations without technical staff may find it demanding to operate compared to platforms like Lightcast.

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